Re: BOTM 3/14: Maker's Mark

After tasting standard MM SBS with their white dog at the distillery, I came to the conclusion that they're bottling it too young. Too much of the white dog character remains in the finished product. It's not bad by any stretch but it could be so much better. 46 hints at what it could be.

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Re: BOTM 3/14: Maker's Mark

Originally Posted by weller_tex

Yes it is...but it is a far superior product to the Weller Special Reserve they are pushing at 5 years (at best) now. I think if you did a blind taste test of current (as of in the last 6 months) WSR and Makers, Makers would win 80-20..maybe 90-10. I think too many people are predisposed to dislike Makers because they are supposed to..

Was just reviewing these comments as I finish off my first bottle of MMCS. And I couldn't agree more with Weller_tex...the current plain Maker's blows WSR (and OWA for that matter) out of the water. There is a certain bitterness and astringency that the current Wellers seem to have that I do not like at all. Last night I did a side-by-side of Weller 12 and regular Maker's. The weller 12 is certainly a more complex pour and it has the better nose, but the regular Maker's held its own on the palate. And Maker's 46 beats them both handily IMHO.